Silly Sausage

Gillybob, am I wicked..... Well probably in the nicest kind of way, but I'd be the same! Go ahead and enjoy, I think it'll be a lot of fun.

Reporting back on the "Gourmet Sausage Making" course.

It was absolutely fantastic and the best fun DH and I have had in ages. The one we went to was run by the Northumberland Gourmet Sausage Company based in Corbridge, Northumberland but there are probably others.

For the record the meat was excellent cuts of Pork Shoulder (no crap in there whatsoever) and you have to make your own mince before you start. Then you can add pretty much whatever you like from the various ingredients available. We decided on Leek and Apple for one batch and Honey and Thyme for the second batch which you get to bring home with you.

The "Sausoligist" (as she called herself) kept the innuendo just right, a bit cheeky but not too over the top although squirting the sausage meat into the "skin" is a cause for much hilarity and there really is only one method you can use .

Making the links is trickier than you think and our first batch are a bit "questionable" but as the Sausoligist said "sausages do come in various thucknesses and lengths"
Our second batch were almost perfect if I say so myself!

All in all it was a brilliant afternoon That I would highly recommend.

Sounds excellent gillybob. Have you eaten them yet?

Not yet Jane10 they recommend that you rest them for a day or 2 I guess all sausages need to rest. Although some probably need to rest longer than others
We now have enough sausages to feed a small army !

Awww. That's nice. Hope they are tucked up safely with a 'do not disturb' notice.
Resting sausages!! What next.

Glad you had a good day out.

If I lived up there I definitely would be booking a day out with hubby or daughter.

Nice for somebody to come back with an update too.

Glad it turned out so well gillybob, I must admit I did feel a teeny bit worried about your DH's reaction but obviously he wasn't too far out of his comfort zone!

The "Sausoligist" lady was telling us about a class she ran the previous week Ana in which there were 15 women and 1 man (poor thing). Now if that had of been the case for us, DH would have probably chickened out. As it stood it was a good mix of ages and men/women so all fine.